On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:37:45AM +0100, Klaus Knopper wrote: > > I have not tested but wouldn't it be sufficient to let a relevant > > metapackage simply conflict with network-manager? From my understanding > > the conflict should be "stronger" than recommends (if not I'd consider > > it a bug) and so apt-get / aptitude should leave out the conflicting > > package. > > Removing NetworkManager takes away the possibility of easy network > configuration,
I did not discussed the question whether it makes sense to remove NetworkManager or not. I was just addressing the issue that you could probably override the "Recommends is installed by default" issue by properly choosen "Conflicts". > However, I found that another way of avoiding conflicts between > NetworkManager and ifup/ifdown is possible by just making NetworkManager > aware of everything preconfigured in /etc/network/interfaces, If this solution works better I'd be in favour of it. > This may be a way of keeping NetworkManager intact in Skolelinux, > instead of removing it completely. But it also means that you need > another config file change, since "managed=false" is NetworkManagers > default in Debian. ... which is probably a bad setting anyway and should be replaced by a debconf question. Kind regards Andreas. -- http://fam-tille.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-edu-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110224070357.gb18...@an3as.eu